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Hawaii County Surf Forecast for July 21, 2024

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Forecast for Big Island Windward and Southeast


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
North Facing 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
East Facing 2-4 2-4 2-4 2-4
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.5 feet 08:38 AM HST.
High 3.1 feet 04:00 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:52 AM HST.
Sunset 7:01 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Partly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
cloudy. Scattered showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northwest winds around 5 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low 0.5 feet 10:40 PM HST.
High 1.5 feet 03:20 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Partly sunny. Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds North winds around 10 mph.
Tides
Hilo Bay Low -0.4 feet 09:22 AM HST.
High 3.1 feet 04:37 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:53 AM HST.
Sunset 7:01 PM HST.

Forecast for Big Island Leeward


Shores Today Monday
Surf Surf
AM PM AM PM
West Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
South Facing 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3
TODAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:15 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 04:38 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.2 feet 09:15 AM HST.
High 2.9 feet 04:39 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:56 AM HST.
Sunset 7:05 PM HST.
TONIGHT

Weather Mostly cloudy until 12 AM, then mostly
clear. Isolated showers.
Low Temperature In the lower 70s.
Winds Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming
southeast after midnight.
Tides
Kona Low 0.4 feet 11:17 PM HST.
High 1.2 feet 03:58 AM HST.
Kawaihae Low 0.1 feet 11:49 PM HST.
High 1.0 feet 04:42 AM HST.
MONDAY

Weather Sunny until 12 PM, then mostly cloudy.
Scattered showers.
High Temperature In the mid 80s.
Winds West winds around 5 mph, becoming south
in the afternoon.
Tides
Kona Low -0.3 feet 09:59 AM HST.
High 2.5 feet 05:15 PM HST.
Kawaihae Low -0.1 feet 10:03 AM HST.
High 2.8 feet 05:17 PM HST.
Sunrise 5:57 AM HST.
Sunset 7:05 PM HST.

Swell Summary

Background south swell energy pulses are forecast to continue, with surf remaining below average through much of this week. Small, choppy surf will increase along east facing shores as locally strong trade winds increase over the next few days.

NORTH EAST

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD
ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

am        pm  

Surf: Chest to shoulder high N short period wind swell for the morning going more NNE and building into the chest to head range in the afternoon.

Conditions: Bumpy/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting NNW for the afternoon.

NORTH WEST

am        pm  

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Surf: Waist to chest high N short period wind swell.

Conditions: Choppy/disorganized with NNE winds 10-15mph in the morning increasing to 20-25mph in the afternoon.

WEST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high NW short period wind swell in the morning with occasional thigh high sets. This drops a bit in the afternoon.

ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW AD

Conditions: Glassy in the morning with ESE winds less than 5mph. Semi glassy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting to the SSE.

SOUTH EAST

am        pm  

Surf: Knee high ENE short period wind swell in the morning builds in the afternoon with occasional sets up to waist high.

Conditions: Sideshore/choppy with NNE winds 15-20mph in the morning shifting N 20-25mph in the afternoon.

Data Courtesy of NOAA.gov and SwellInfo.com

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